"Signaling is a key component of deterrence; the Soviets had a long tradition of controlled signaling at the highest levels (1956, 1962...). What we are witnessing now in 🇷🇺 is complete chaos in messaging, with deterrence being used as a communication tool for domestic purposes"
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What a day! Here is a short recap of what our guests had in store at the #RigaStratComDialogue today. Don't stray too far, as tomorrow we have another exhilarating day ahead of us!
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"We survive and build resilience by telling stories"
- Dr. Anneli Portman, Senior Specialist, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
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Heck of a day at the @NATO #RigaStratComDialogue! Grateful to JC Boucher for masterfully moderating our panel, and to Ambassador Galadza and Kenton Thibaut for their insights into foreign interference in Canada’s last federal election. Important conversations—and more to come.
@marie-doha.bsky.social at #RigaStratComDialogue : “need to understand Stratcom as an element of NATO deterrence also” ; “it needs planning to trigger right”
Paul Zajac on nuclear deterrence at #RigaStratComDialogue : « resolve & determination towards European public opinions ; need to communicate together »
Just a few weeks before the #NATOSummit2025, we are happy welcome to the Dutch delegation to the #RigaStratComDialogue conference!
The Netherlands and Latvia are committed partners & trusted allies in NATO, closely working together @StratComCOE in the fight against disinformation. #WeareNATO
Panel ended up with discussing the crucial importance of #accountability ("otherwise, why compromise?"), the threat of #corruption and the necessity to work for a shared reality as a society.
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Kamēr pašvaldību vēlēšanas vēl svaigā atmiņā, #rigastratcomdialogue runā par vēlēšanām Vācijā. Dr. @thorstenquandt.bsky.social: "Vairs pat nevajag ārējos aktorus, pietiek ar vietējiem noderīgajiem idiotiem... Rezultāts ir viens, lai arī no kurienes (dezinformācija) būtu nākusi."
Listening to @baibabraze.bsky.social on this #RigaStratComDialogue panel about the identity dimension of current challenges to #democracy, or how strongmen and populists change the #truth and conviction dialectic, play divides over #resilience, and ultimately weaken our understanding of democracy.
Pozdrowienia z Rygi! Stolica Łotwy 🇱🇻 na dwa dni zmienia się w centrum dyskusji o dezinformacji i komunikacji strategicznej za sprawą #RigaStratComDialogue. Za mną już pierwsze rozmowy - do zobaczenia na miejscu wydarzenia 🤝
Tomorrow, at the #RigaStratComDialogue, my colleague @marie-doha.bsky.social will speak about security in an age of cognitive warfare.
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from her on #StrategicCommunication (and France’s ongoing effort on the matter).
Cc @stratcomcoe.bsky.social
Tomorrow, at the #RigaStratComDialogue, do not miss the panel on #NuclearDeterrence where my colleague Paul Zajac from @cea.fr will share views on the renewed focus on nuclear power in the interplay between powers, and the consequences for Europe.
Cc @stratcomcoe.bsky.social
Riga StratCom Dialogue 2025
📅 10 - 11 June 2025
📍 Riga, Latvia
🔗 rigastratcomdialogue.org
For the 3rd year, #RigaStratComDialogue hosts the 🚀 Company Marketplace—where top innovators showcase tech 💡 to a global 🌍 strategic comms & defense audience.
Meet the 2025 lineup:
📅 Save the date for the Europe's largest conference and company marketplace on strategic communications - #RigaStratComDialogue is set to take place from 10 to 11 June 2025 in Riga Latvia!
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